ßAir Bio-Articiail Pancreas(BAP)

Imagine if those with type 1 diabetes no longer had to worry about insulin injections or glucose levels. They could eat what they wanted, exercise as they wished and need not measure every step they took. This is the future that Beta-O2 envisions ßAir will help to create.

ßAir has the potential to ‘normalize’ the lives of people living today with type 1 diabetes. How? Of greatest importance, the ßAir bio-artificial pancreas eliminates the need for frequent glucose testing and insulin injections. Immunosuppressive therapy, which has many side effects, is also not required.

Note: as the ßAir device contains ‘living’ cells, the patient must commit to keeping them healthy. Once every 24 hours, the patient needs to refill the air in the device using a replenishing device which includes a dedicated injector. This guarantees that the cells will have the requisite oxygen supply to thrive and perform their insulin and glucagon production role.

Replenishing the device is performed by injecting oxygen into one of two ports implanted under the skin. The replenishing device is very user friendly, requires minimal technical skills for operation, and has very few possibilities for incorrect operation. The replenishing procedure takes just about two minutes. An alarm will trigger if something has gone wrong.